About Lennox & Addington

Lennox and Addington County is situated in southeastern Ontario, midway between Toronto and Montreal. Conveniently centered between the cities of Kingston and Belleville, the County is within two hours travel time to the nation's capital, Ottawa.

The county covers a sprawling area of 2,841 square kilometres, stretching from Lake Ontario northward over 130 kilometers to Renfrew County. The northern half of the county forms part of the Canadian Shield and as such is rugged, rocky, covered with a maze of lakes and forests, mostly unsuited for agriculture and quite attractive as a recreational area. The southern half of the county is essentially rural, with the exception of the Town of Greater Napanee and the suburban community of Amherstview within Loyalist Township. The rural area is dotted with a number of villages and hamlets which function as commercial and tourism centres for the surrounding area.

Settled at first by United Empire Loyalists and later by American and European pioneers, the County is alive with reminders of a rich past: the family names of the earliest pioneers endure, and hundreds of grand Victorian homes and farmsteads still stand as symbols of an era of hard work and bustling growth, their survival and vitality a testament to the vision of the founders.

The County's strategic location, in close proximity to one-third of North America's population, its attractive mix of farmland, its open spaces, forests, lakes and its stable, thriving communities provide a friendly environment which would welcome significant economic growth in the 21st Century.

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